Start date 1944 | ||
Similar Operation Titanic, Operation Fortitude, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Samwest, RAF raid on La Caine HQ | ||
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During World War II, Operation Span was an Allied deception operation in support of the 1944 landings in southern France .
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After the Dragoon landings, landing craft and other amphibious vessels were used to approach likely landing areas elsewhere in southern France coast and along the Italian coast. This tied down German troops and prevented their deployment against the beachhead.
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